Mental Illness Coping Mechanism

its my MENTAL and ILLNESS I get to choose the coping mechanism

A blurry image of Link from The Legend of Zelda appears beneath an anime-style image, next to the caption “its my MENTAL ILLNESS and I get to choose the coping mechanism.” The joke treats an absurd or unconventional coping habit as something the person is entitled to choose, making it useful as a self-deprecating reaction to mental health struggles. EN: A blurry image of Link from The Legend of Zelda appears beneath an anime-style image, next to the caption “its my MENTAL ILLNESS and I get to choose the coping mechanism.” The joke treats an absurd or unconventional coping habit as something the person is entitled to choose, making it useful as a self-deprecating reaction to mental health struggles.

• @eternalclassic / 23554 2022-11-22